Undergraduate Majors

History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture

MAJOR CURRICULUM

Total credits required for a BFA in History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture: 120.0


The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2023-24 academic year.

Course

Course #

Credits

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Modernisms AH 101 3.0
Ways of Writing HMST 101 3.0
Forum I FF 111 3.0
Forum II FF 112 3.0
Drawing (Fundamentals) FF 160 3.0
Fabrication (3D)  FF 130 3.0
Color Design (2D)
FF 120 3.0
New Media (4D)  FF 140 3.0
Program Electives   6.0
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Ways of Seeing AH 205 3.0
History/ Politics Elective*   3.0
Literature/Creative Writing Elective*   3.0
Societies/Cultures Elective*   3.0
Philosophy/ Religion Elective*   3.0
Science Elective*   3.0
Humanistic Studies Elective*   3.0
Academic Elective   3.0
Academic Elective   3.0
* Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level.

 

Art History, Theory, and Criticism Major Requirements
Arts: Near East, Egypt, Europe AH 202 3.0
Renaissance through 1855 AH 200 3.0
Choose one course from the following
Introduction to Art Criticism AH 306 3.0
Art History and its Methods AH 345-TH 3.0
World Arts Electives (Asian, African, New World, Oceanic AH 6.0
Art History Elective I AH 3.0
Art History Elective II (400 level) AH 3.0
Art History Elective III (400 level)  AH 3.0
Art History Senior Thesis I AH 498 3.0
Art History Senior Thesis II AH 499 3.0
Choose one course from the following
Life Drawing DR 252 3.0
Studio Drawing DR 298 3.0
3D Elective CE, FB, or IS 3.0
Photography Elective PH 3.0
Digital Arts Elective AD, AN, GD, IA, or IL 3.0
Photography Elective PH 3.0
Studio Elective 1   3.0
Studio Elective 2   3.0
Studio Elective 3   3.0
Studio Elective 4   3.0
Studio Elective 5   3.0
Studio Elective 6   3.0
Studio Elective 7   3.0
Total for the History of Art, Design and Visual Culture Major:    90

Office of Enrollment Services

Location

Bunting Center 1400 W. Mount Royal Ave. 2nd Floor Baltimore, MD 21217